Once past the library, there is a decontamination room that the marines head to. Enter this decon room and locate the control booth by the exit tunnel. The item you want is in the aforementioned control booth.

Once inside the library, you will have some new tactical options. Tactical Point 2 (Scan) is the point you need to examine with the visor to satisfy this condition. Now that you realize what Samus Aran does 90% of the time in Metroid Prime, you don't need to play with it no more.